It might be easy to enter. The door is open, the trail looks enticing, the seas are calm, or the new idea is energizing. When things do not proceed as anticipated, things get problematic. Our exit plan is not apparent. The door is locked, the trail has intersections we do not recall, the tide has turned, or the idea deflated our resources.

How might we consider the exit strategy before we launch? How might we leave clues to ourselves as we enter so we can retrace our steps?